[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. my focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...
The University Chorale performing Chanson Éloignée for Dr. Morten Lauridsen. Monterey, California. November 2016.
Dear friends and fellow music enthusiasts, I hope this message finds you well and brimming with the same Passion for music and education that has always united us through the pages of Choir Place. Today, I want to take a moment to delve into a topic that...
The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) sings John Muehleisen's "Eat Your Vegetables!" -- a set of three humorous pieces for choir and clarinet. The set was recorded and produced in December of 2010 by Allen Larsen in the CWU music building conce... is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) sings John Muehleisen's "Eat Your Vegetables!" -- a set of three humorous pieces for choir and clarinet. The set was recorded and produced in December of 2010 by Allen Larsen in the CWU music building concert hall. The poems, by Joanne Gunnerson, were set by composer John Muehleisen. Bounty and Aversion to Carrots were written for the Seattle choir Opus 7, The third song, RAH!, was commissioned by CWU. The choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Claudio Monteverdi, Ola Gjeilo, Einojuhani Rautavaara., Vijay Singh, and Tomás Luis da Victoria Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir is).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less
The East Central University Chorale performing "The Ground" by Ola Gjeilo. Dr. J. Steven Walker, conducting Rudy Lupinski, Piano This performance was recorded at the East Central University Chorale and ECU Singers Fall concert, St. Josephs Cathol... is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">The East Central University Chorale performing "The Ground" by Ola Gjeilo. Dr. J. Steven Walker, conducting Rudy Lupinski, Piano This performance was recorded at the East Central University Chorale and ECU Singers Fall concert, St. Josephs Catholic Church, December 19th, 2012.
Recorded on the 69th Annual Ocean Grove Choir Festival July, 9, 2023 The Great Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ) Rider Foster, Conductor Dr. Gordon Turk, Organ The Ocean Grove Festival Choir For more information on the music program of Ocean Grove, ... is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Recorded on the 69th Annual Ocean Grove Choir Festival July, 9, 2023 The Great Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ) Rider Foster, Conductor Dr. Gordon Turk, Organ The Ocean Grove Festival Choir For more information on the music program of Ocean Grove, Please visit: https://www.oceangrove.org
We, the San Nicolas 2nd Chorale (SN2C) of Sasmuan, Pampanga, are a catholic music ministry inspired by the spirituality of our patron saint St. Nicolas de Tolentino. United by our faith in God, love in music, and dedication to serve others. We exist to he... is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">We, the San Nicolas 2nd Chorale (SN2C) of Sasmuan, Pampanga, are a catholic music ministry inspired by the spirituality of our patron saint St. Nicolas de Tolentino. United by our faith in God, love in music, and dedication to serve others. We exist to help people around us help them to experience the manifest presence of God through our music. Music is the best way to praise and worship God. This is our purpose. This is also the corporate mission of our group. We are committed to praise God and serve people. San Nicolas 2nd Chorale is a community of young people who compose, and perform Filipino and English religious music. Since 1983 SN2C continues to sung new religious songs because the heart of San Nicolas 2nd Chorale is to give a voice to people's most glowing prayers. SN2C hopes to put music to the desires and hopes that stay in human hearts. SN2C ministers with music by singing in liturgy. SN2C believes that voices raised in prayerful song add grace and warmth to life's p... is).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less
Dedicated to renaissance music and directed by Gabriel Crouch, this new group is bound by a shared love of communicating text, and creates performances which draw out unifying themes within apparently diverse repertoire: to this end they are as meticulous... is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Dedicated to renaissance music and directed by Gabriel Crouch, this new group is bound by a shared love of communicating text, and creates performances which draw out unifying themes within apparently diverse repertoire: to this end they are as meticulous about providing context and insight for audiences as they are about crafting interpretations of the music they love. Their first two albums have received great praise.
Singkronies Chamber Choir is extremely happy to welcome our new conductor, Charlotte Botha into our midSt. Rehearsals are under way for our first project together: "Bernstein, Barber & Beatles", for which performances will take place at the end of Novembe...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] At the start of term we have an equal number of singers in each part, but by the end of term, there are always too many altos (or sopranos or tenors &ndash...
